“叶公好龙”的故事

春秋的时候，楚国叶县有一个名叫沈储梁的县令，大家都叫他叶公。叶公非常喜欢有关龙的东西，不管是装饰品、梁柱、门窗、碗盘、衣服，上面都有龙的图案，连他家里的墙壁上也画着一条好大好大的龙，大家走进叶公的家还以为走进了龙宫，到处都可以看到龙的图案！

叶公说我最喜欢的就是龙！叶公得意地对大家说。有一天，叶公喜欢龙的事被天上的真龙知道了，真龙说：难得有人这么喜欢龙，我得去他家里拜访拜访呀！真龙就从天上飞来叶公的家，把头伸进窗户中大喊说：叶公在家吗？叶公一看到真正的龙，吓得大叫：哇！怪物呀！真龙觉得很奇怪，说：你怎么说我是怪物呢？我是你最喜欢的龙呀！叶公害怕的直发抖，说：我喜欢的是像龙的假龙，不是真龙呀，救命呀。叶公话没说完，就连忙往外逃走了！真龙一脸懊恼地说：哼，叶公说喜欢龙这件事是假的，他根本是怕龙嘛！害我还飞来拜访他！

后来，大家就用叶公好龙来形容一个人对外假装自己很爱好某样事物，其实私底下根本就不喜欢！

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第二篇：看故事学英语：叶公好龙

Ye Gong was well-known for his fondness for dragons: In the house where he lived, dragons were painted on the walls and carved on the pillars and the four walls of his bedroom. There were dragons everywhere, up and down, front and back, with each dragon baring its teeth and brandishing1 its claws.

In the heavens there was a real dragon. It was very happy to hear that Ye Gong was so fond of dragons.

One day, the sky suddenly darkened, and then came wind, thunder and rain. The real dragon flew to Ye Gong's home. It poked2 its head into the window in the south and coiled its tail to the window in the north, rocking and rattling3 the whole house.

At the sight of this real dragon, Ye Gong was frightened out of his wits. He trembled all over and hurriedly hid himself.

So it turned out that what Ye Gong liked was painted and carved fake dragons but not real ones.

叶公喜欢龙，已经出了名了。他住的屋子里，墙上画着龙，柱子上雕着龙，卧室四面的墙壁上也刻着龙，上上下下，前前后后，到处都是龙，一条条张牙舞爪。

天上有一条真的龙，听说叶公这样喜欢龙，高兴极了。

有一天，天空突然暗了下来，又是刮风，又是打雷，又是下雨，真龙飞到了叶公的家

里。它把头伸进了南面的窗口，把尾巴绕到了北面的窗口，把整个屋子摇得格格直响。

叶公看到这条真龙，一下子吓得魂飞魄散，浑身发抖，急忙躲了起来。

原来，叶公喜欢的只是那些画着、雕着的假龙，而不是真龙！

1 brandishing

v.挥舞( brandish的现在分词 )；炫耀

参考例句：

The horseman came up to Robin Hood, brandishing his sword. 那个骑士挥舞着剑，来到罗宾汉面前。 来自《简明英汉词典》

He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife. 他挥舞着一把小刀，出现在休息室里。 来自辞典例句

2 poked

v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 )；戳出；拨弄；与（某人）性交

参考例句：

She poked him in the ribs with her elbow. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。

His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve. 他的胳膊从衬衫的破袖子中露了出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 rattling

adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词

参考例句：

This book is a rattling good read. 这是一本非常好的读物。

At that same instant,a deafening explosion set the windows rattling. 正在这时，一声震耳欲聋的爆炸突然袭来，把窗玻璃震得当当地响。